A Naani poem has 4 lines. The total number of syllables in the poem are between 20 to 25. While the poem does not have to be about a particular subject it is often about human relations or current statements.
Examples
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A miserable, damp chill brings shivers
Dim grayness stretches behind and ahead
Cold stone walls drip tears down in rivers
Locked rusted doors fill the soul with dread
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The demons were out the other night
They played havoc across the sky
The hatred in me rose to a new height
Everything in my head was a lie
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Have you ever loved beyond life
Have you ever loved and lost
Wished you had them back
No matter how great the cost?
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All alone and oh so blue
I don't know why
but I'm missing you
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He is a part of you
Yet he's separate too
His fingers are entwined
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Oh it's a beautiful day
Beneath the rain today
All is brown and gray
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The sun is shining
But my heart is pining
For times gone by
I just don't know why
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I'm spinning round like a top
I never know where I'll stop
My thoughts they are a racing
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